I wanted a website to showcase the writing I was doing and the
other writers in our little writing club wanted to join in as well.

The idea was to present the books in an abbreviated format as a small
presentation to prospective agents as well as the general reader.

As it turns out, finding an agent and/or publisher was a losing proposition
and the group turned to publishing the books ourselves. Martian Publishing
has already published several of the authors and has quite a few more in the
pipeline to publish as soon as the editorial process, proofreading, and such are done.

Projects underway by authors not yet ready to publish will be comtinued at this site
but all the soon-to-be-published works have been migrated to the Martian Publishing
website. The remainder will continue here until they too have been published.
Follow the links to the subject or genre in which you are interested:(or you can search by author)

Davey Everton recalls one horrifying summer in the small town of his childhood. The peaceful town was turned upside down by an unspeakable horror and the woman who watched the neighborhood kids seemed to be the only power capable of defending them against the evil forces. But who is she, really?

She may not be the stereotypical beer-drinker that they've talked about lately, but her dad, Fred, could certainly put it away. She still lives with her dad, mom, and her younger brother, who is trying to be a rap star. Her boyfriend and a steady stream of co-workers with their own problems from finances to unions and unfaithful spouses keep her life so full she can't find herself.

Most religions have some method for the believers to get in touch with the Almighty. Whether through prayer, meditation, or some method of obeisance and sacrifice, mortal Man can make contact with the Creator. But I believe that this conversation is ongoing. The Eastern religions teach how to maintain a meditative state all the time; Christian scholars claim prayer is supposed to be continual, as stated in the scriptures. I believe this is not a difficult thing to accomplish because the Almighty communicates with us all the time with the universe itself as the medium of that conversation. In all things around us we can find the answers to our questions and concerns, all that is required by us is to look to see the answer.

Those of faith have a hard time understanding those who do not share the faith they have embraced. Whether proclaimed atheist or agnostic, these people seem to be residents in some weird parallel dimension. They turn their nose up at the people who rely on faith rather than pure scientific enquiry.

Actually, there is no real problem here except for the definition of some of the terms used by those of faith and those of science.

Jerilyn Fraser has a job at the American Embassy in the greatest city in the world: Paris, France. But one call gets her entagled in the world of international intrigue. A terrorist calls and offers to turn himself in to her if she can help secure the release of his poor wife who was rounded up in a raid on a terrorist cell. He claims she was just visiting a relative. She is trapped into helping with the exchange but everything is not as simple as it seemed.

Penelope was captured by a dragon and might have wound up being his dinner if it had not turned out that she could cook his dinner. Now he has been invited to s convocation of his fellow dragons and, though Penelope smells a rat, she goes along so he can show her off to his kind. As it turns out, she is the only thing that can save him.

Ytharis Bimalik is the five time world champion for walking the "web", those invisible lines of power that seem ti rise out of the ground. She retires from the sport and is caught up in an investigation of the web itself. What is it and where does it come from? Is the world falling apart?

Anita Freeman is a copyist, making copies of the Masters for high-paying clients. The new Assistant Curator at the Museum, Jonathan DiMarco takes an interest in her and her work. It seems that her original works are as good as any of the Masters of old. Yes, but she has never found a market for them. Jonathan suggests a little trickery...

Angela feels like life is passing her by and the chances for romance are getting fewer and further between. The blind dates her co-workers get her into have been getting worse and worse as time progresses. Surely she doesn't have to be that desperate yet? Then, a chance encounter brings a knight in shining armor into her life. Soon they are married and slowly but slowly she notices strange behaviors in her husband. Exactly where does he go everyday? And does she dare find out?

Heather Feather wants to make a movie for her students about animals, and the first one she wants to highlight is the "snuffle". Never mind that everyone else wants to call it a groundhog, she persists it is a snuffle.

Billy's best friend, Tommy, is moving with his family and leaving the house across the street empty. Billy imagines all the sorts of people who might move in and all the adventures he could have with such a new friend, then he realizes it doesn't matter who or what they are, he just wants someone to play with.